Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

this while the Epicure's 10Y would soon
be turned into sorrow. and his smiles
turned into HOWnes, and the doOrs sci
opened and thsir absence craued; suen
so men blow the bellows hard, when an
Iron OF their Own heating, work hard
WHILST their OWne garden is IN planting,
but is It so as the profit must gOs wholly
or partly to Others, their hands Waxe
feebly, their hearts wake faint, they grew
curiah, and give crosse ansWeres like
NGbGA, they are soWFe, discomfort, and
nothing VIII please them"
Quaint as this first American argu-
ment IN favor Of communism is, the pre-
face Is more sO-and Of greater general
interest. The title-page informs Us
that the preface is a description Of the
condition Of the country and the savages,
but were 1t not that 'NeW England
was mentioned several times In the text,
no one would dream Of its being that
country. Take, for example, this ez-
cerpt:
New England, so called, not only
(auOyd nouelties) because Captain
Smith hath SO entitled it In his descrip-
ton, bat because Of the resemblance
that is In it, Of England, the natiue sole
Of English-men; It being much what
the same for heate and colde In summer
and winter, il being champion ground,
but not high mountains, somewhat like
the sole In Kent and EsseU; full OF
Dales, and meddoW ground, full Of
ryuers and sWeete springs, as England
Is. But principally, so fare as we can
yet find, it is and island and neere about
the quantitie Of England, being cut OF
from the maine land OF America, as Eng
land is from the maine OF Europe, by q
great arme OF the sea, which entreth In
foFtie degrees, and Funneth up North
west and by West, and gOeth either into
the South Sea, or else into the Bay OF
Canada. It pertaineth not to
my purpose to speake anything, either
in Prayse, or disPrayse Of the country
but this much I viii say for the
satisfaction Of such as haue any thought
OF going thither to inhabit: That for
men which haus q large heart and locke
after create riches, ease pleasure, dain-
des, and jOllitie IN this world Except
they viii iue by other mems sweat, or
haue great riohes) would not aduise
them to come there. for as yet the coun-
II
there be any, who are content to lay out
their estates, spend their time, labours,
and endeuOrs, for the benefit Of them that
come after, and in desire to further the
Gospel among those poore Heathens,
I would aduise and encourage them to
goe.
One use Of the new colony is pointed
out to which it has never as yet been
put; but, Of course, it is sill possible,
and Mr.. Cushman may yet figure as a
prophet for having written, "And If 1t
should please God to punish His people
In the Christian countries of Europe (fOT
their GOODNESS, carnality, wantOn abuse
Of the Gospel, contention, etc. either by
Turkish SLAVERY or POpish tyrannie,
which God forbid, yet If the time be come,
or shall come (as who knOWeth) when
Satham shall be let loose or cast hut of
his hOGds against them, here is a way
opened for such as haue wings to file
into this Wilderness
AS the first extant American sermon
this has always been regarded with in
terest, and it has passed through some
! ten additions. AS the first, it is re-
sponsible for all the crime after, on the
principle that without first there can
never be asecOnd. AS a layman, preach
ing a sermon on secular affairs, with ez
amples and citations from the scriptures,
Mr.. Cushman is fine example OF that
unconscious mixing Of church and state
which began with the very foundation
Of the colony, eliminated with the Math-
ers, and has left SO many vestiges re-
naming even until to-day.